ymolchi
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ym- + golchi (compare Cornish omwolhi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (standard) IPA(key): /əˈmɔlχi/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmɔlχi/
Verb
[edit]ymolchi (first-person singular present ymolchaf)
- (intransitive) to wash oneself, bathe
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | ymolchaf | ymolchi | ymolch, ymolcha | ymolchwn | ymolchwch | ymolchant | ymolchir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
ymolchwn | ymolchit | ymolchai | ymolchem | ymolchech | ymolchent | ymolchid | |
| preterite | ymolchais | ymolchaist | ymolchodd | ymolchasom | ymolchasoch | ymolchasant | ymolchwyd | |
| pluperfect | ymolchaswn | ymolchasit | ymolchasai | ymolchasem | ymolchasech | ymolchasent | ymolchasid, ymolchesid | |
| present subjunctive | ymolchwyf | ymolchych | ymolcho | ymolchom | ymolchoch | ymolchont | ymolcher | |
| imperative | — | ymolch, ymolcha | ymolched | ymolchwn | ymolchwch | ymolchent | ymolcher | |
| verbal noun | ymolchi | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | — | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | ymolcha i, ymolchaf i | ymolchi di | ymolchith o/e/hi, ymolchiff e/hi | ymolchwn ni | ymolchwch chi | ymolchan nhw |
| conditional | ymolchwn i, ymolchswn i | ymolchet ti, ymolchset ti | ymolchai fo/fe/hi, ymolchsai fo/fe/hi | ymolchen ni, ymolchsen ni | ymolchech chi, ymolchsech chi | ymolchen nhw, ymolchsen nhw |
| preterite | ymolchais i, ymolches i | ymolchaist ti, ymolchest ti | ymolchodd o/e/hi | ymolchon ni | ymolchoch chi | ymolchon nhw |
| imperative | — | ymolcha | — | — | ymolchwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ymolchi | unchanged | unchanged | hymolchi |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymolchaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies